I gained my initial experience as an arts coordinator at the Museum of the Home (then the Geffrye Museum) in London. For 6 years there, I devised, coordinated, led & supported workshops & projects with young people & intergenerational groups. This was a new programme and, as such, I needed to make links with local people & organisations; to build ongoing & long-lasting relationships with the local community. I loved working with SEND leaners, young people at risk of exclusion, Refugees & Asylum Seekers & Homeless People (amongst others.) I also recruited for & set up a Young Volunteers Programme. Initially funded for two years - with the project’s success - we were able to continue the work for four further years; with the legacy of a committed group of young people working alongside the museum - being a highly valued part of museum events & inputting into museum policy.
I was really proud of the ambitious, creative, intergenerational projects I coordinated with other practitioners; artists, musicians, fashion designers, milliners, writers, product designers, set builders…I loved connecting with young & older people (which led to my subsequent outreach work with vulnerable & isolated people in the community - especially those living with Alzheimer’s & dementia, for the museum - & more recently to working with local dementia organisations in Kent.)
Since then, I have coordinated projects with the London Transport Museum & locally with Outdoor Studios; worked as a coordinator for Rye Studio School & I am currently coordinating (as well as excited to soon be facilitating) for the wonderful creative therapies organisation, Heart Smart Arts.
If you need someone highly reliable & efficient (who will always go the extra mile) to coordinate a project for you - please get in touch.